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Termila is written. Praxidike gives to the great hero four sons who
will give their names to the three biggest cities and mountains of
Lycia in the future. Xanthos, Tloos, Pinaros and Kragos are their
names. Xanthos and Tloos founded their cities that carry their
names in the fertile Eşen valley, just west of Pinaros. Kragos, on
the other hand, does not found a city, but gives his name to the
lofty mountains that lie to the east of his brothers’ cities. These
cities are so powerful that their names are mentioned in Hittite
texts. They call Xanthos Avarna and Tlos Dalawa.
One day, the hero Bellerophon comes from distant lands
comes to the land of Trimili. After that day, this great people
add to their fame. However, they now call them Lycians. Be-
cause their goddess Leto wanted them to be known by this
name.
The most powerful cities are undoubtedly Xanthos and Tlos,
where Sarpedon and Glaukos, the grand children of Bellero-
phon, lived. The Lycian country is so strong that, the city nor
the mountains, Kragos (Akdag), does not have any enemies.
In fact, when their fame exceeds the seas, they go out to help
Troy. Under the leadership oftheir chief god, the Lycian ruler
Apollo, they became the greatest defender of Anatolia (Bryce
1986; Keen 1998 ; Takmer ve Akdoğu-Arca 2001; Işık 2010; 2016; Korkut 2015;
Çevik 2015).

Fig. 4: Bellerophon & Pegasus. Tiepolo,
Giovanni Battista - 1746-47.

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